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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
Ill Met in the ArenaNovel
Dave Duncanstandalone novel2008
About quests.
“When a young man is bested in a gladiatorial contest by an older Quirt, he insists on finding out where Quirt came from--a quest that will lead him into a familial scandal generations deep.”
from the catalogue
Wizard WorldSeries
series3 books1980
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards and identity, set in secondary world.
“Torn between the two, Pol has to master an art he was never trained for in order to survive his own inheritance.”
from the catalogue
Start with Changeling →
The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries
series3 books1976
completed
Epic fantasy, about quests.
“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
About coming of age.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes The Immortals, Song of the Lioness, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Protector of the Small, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles